Whiston's retirement comes just after the announcement of the first-ever crossover between the ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

The Justice Secretary has announced more emergency measures to curb prison overcrowding as she warned jails are on track to be down to “zero capacity” by November. Shabana Mahmood unveiled changes to ...

Public health officials urge farm visitors to wash hands after petting animals as more cases linked to animal feeding sessions emerge.

A prison officers’ union has called for urgent action after attacks at two jails left prison officers injured.

TRIBUTES have been paid to the former High Steward of Harwich who has died after a long battle with illness. Chris Strachan was also a doctor and surgeon and played a vital role in saving the Electric ...

Great British Energy will not invest in any supply chains that involve slave labour, energy minister Michael Shanks has said, with measures to establish the state-owned energy company on the verge of ...

Christopher Herd, 48, was charged by Essex Police with one count of indecent exposure and three counts of upskirting on April 13. He will appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court. Herd was arrested on ...

A man has been charged with a number of offences following an incident in Lawford. The incident took place at Riverside Avenue East on July 23 and was reported to Essex police on August 28. A man in ...

The backlash to Sir Keir Starmer’s speech on immigration has been “way overblown”, a senior Cabinet minister has said. The Prime Minister has faced criticism for the language he used in the speech, ...

Former Cunard staff and guests have come forward with their memories after an appeal to track down the faces featured in an exhibition marking the shipping line’s 185th anniversary.

OFFICERS are looking for a Colchester woman in connection with a breach of court order. April Ross, 40, is described as 5ft 9ins tall and has links to the Clacton and Manningtree areas. Officers want ...

The closure affected thousands of vehicles heading to or from locations such as Heathrow and Gatwick airports.